9:26AM Mario Kart and Star Fox so far in a 3DS teaser reel -- "Do a Barrel Roll!" elicits a cheer. Looks like a Mario title's in the mix!

9:25AM The new platform is something to look forward to "next year" -- this year, it's all about the 3DS. You can go ahead and strike that off your Christmas list, gang.

9:24AM Full details are coming "a little later this morning." Ugh, delayed already?

9:23AM Talking about the new platform -- hoping to reach a "deeper and wider" audience.

9:23AM He's speaking about the expanded audience that Nintendo's products have brought into the gaming scene. Lots of pictures of people who are literally jumping with excitement to play the Wii.

9:22AM Satoru Iwata is now making his way out to a Ben Folds track. Yes, please!

9:21AM They're personally thanking us for playing Zelda games over the years. Guys, you're totally welcome. Glad we could help out.

9:20AM A few key Nintendo developers that have been in charge of different installments in the Zelda series are taking the stage.

9:19AM Nintendo's also releasing the Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D soundtrack as a bonus for early Club Nintendo adopters. They're also launching an album of the 25th anniversary concert, which will launch in tandem with Skyward Sword. We can't wait to listen to Zelda while we listen to Zelda while playing Zelda!

9:18AM The orchestra will be performing a series of 25th anniversary Zelda-themed concerts in "major regions" later this fall.

9:17AM To be more specific, the free Four Swords download is coming in September.

9:16AM Skyward Sword is launching this holiday season, as well. SO MUCH ZELDA.

9:16AM The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords coming to DSi later this year as a free download.

9:15AM Starting next weekend, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will launch around the world. Talking up the game's hint feature, for people who haven't already beaten it 42 times.

9:14AM The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening coming to eShop by day's end around the world. First Game Boy Color title on the storefront.

9:14AM For the 25th anniversary, we've prepared a Zelda game for each of our systems.

9:13AM Oops, the orchestra's trying to play two different jingles at once. That rarely sounds good.

9:12AM Miyamoto is talking about the music of Skyward Sword, a bit of which made its way into the montage. The orchestra's about to bust out a few familiar jingles -- the opening a chest sound, the solving-a-puzzle stinger, etc.

9:11AM "Last year was the 25th anniversary of the Mario series. This year, it's the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda."

9:10AM Shigeru Miyamoto is taking the stage as the chamber choir makes its exit. Looks like the orchestra's sticking around for the whole show.

9:09AM Aah, there's Skyward Sword. There's going to be a lot of skydiving in this game, you guys.

9:08AM Would you guys mind if we just like, stopped liveblogging and went back home to go play Ocarina of Time? Would that be cool?

9:07AM A montage of the whole series is rolling behind them. We haven't seen any clips from Skyward Sword quite yet.

9:06AM They're busting out an orchestral version of the Zelda theme, complete with chamber choir.

9:05AM It's go time!

9:05AM Lights going out. An army of black-clad people are lining up in front of the stage.

9:00AM Okay, we should be starting any minute now, provided this news ship stays on schedule.

9:00AM "No pocket square, Reginald? How pedestrian."

8:58AM I don't know what you guys want out of this liveblog, but I hope it's pithy observations about everyone's ensemble, because that's what you're getting.

8:56AM (Fox McSpace. Duh.)

8:55AM I probably shouldn't be yelling out the answers to all these trivia questions, but how else am I supposed to let everyone around me know that I know Fox's last name?

8:48AM Oops, a guy sitting in front of us accidentally came here dressed as Mario.

8:46AM A single piece of confetti just tellingly fell from the ceiling. It looks like something coming later is going to be exciting enough to merit a confetti blast.

8:42AM This Nintendo-based trivia is making us feel smarter than we've ever felt in our entire lives.

8:35AM Seriously, you guys. We are going to MESS UP some ghosts. (That's what you do with StreetPass Tags, right?)

8:34AM The event is still a ways away from starting, giving us plenty of time to sort through the 20,000 StreetPass Tags we've encountered since we got here.

8:31AM Thanks for the intro, DAD.

8:28AM Hey everyone, this is Griffin's first press conference. Can you believe it, a pro like Griffin is just now getting to the Big Show and it's a console reveal. Let's hope he doesn't totally mess this up and ruin it for everyone.

Do you know what Nintendo's successor to the Wii will be called? No? Us neither. That's embarrassing too, because we're supposed to have the scoop on stuff like this.

But beginning at 9 a.m. PDT/12 p.m. EDT, we're finally going to know what Mario and Co. have planned for the year to come. Let's go!